Posted on 11/25/2001 1:16:02 PM PST by patriciaruth
FReepers! I need emails to send to our troops with the Christmas presents that are being mailed out this week to the 101st AIRBORNE. We have 200 plus presents, but only about a third of them so far have a personal message to go with them to show the troops that we care about them and are grateful for their sacrifices for our country and for putting their lives on the line for our freedom.
PLEASE FReepMail me or send an email to my personal email (below) a Dear Soldier note for the Holidays! Do it today, so I can print them out and put them in the box tomorrow.
AND if anyone could also contribute toward purchasing one or more scarves, or contribute toward the postage, just FReepmail me for my snail mail address or use www.paypal.com and pay by credit card using my personal email address (below).
So far, ABOUT 1/3 of the 200 scarves are bought or pledged, and I would like to put someone else's name, not mine on at least some of the 130 scarves yet to be adopted and given to a serviceman pulling duty on Christmas at an observation post or wherever they may be now that the 101st Airborne has been moved. Guess where? In fact, the news is reporting our troops are landing near Kandahar now.
Contributors so far are:
Audrey --7
Kathy -13
Shirley --8
Deanne --7
Lorraine --2
Lida --2
Kay--9
Sheila --2
Lynette--8
Jacqueline--2
Isabelle--5
Kim--1
Mike--unknown coming
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Email messages sent so far for the troops:
Carrie; Margaret; family in High Ridge, MO; Ruth in Visalia, CA; Laura
Cards coming: Gretchen; "Cool Guy" Christmas scarves URL http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/571233/posts Kosovo Care Package URL http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3bd55aeb7d48.htm
Thank you for the additional contributions.
I'm pinging you on this thread because it was the most active and I am hoping someone who gets some feedback on the packages and letters and cards we sent will be kind enough to let the rest of us know.
Good Afternoon Dr. Pitkin,
The scarves were received and most appreciated.
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And that's all folks, until maybe one of the soldiers writes us when they are allowed to communicate.
The Guild got a great thank you letter for the goodies they sent. I feel very jealous.
However these soldiers are out in the field, and don't have access to all the amenities that the sailors on the USS Roosevelt have. So anyone who receives any word, please let me know.
Then again, I'm a cut and dry kinda gal. ;-) Besides, your two Kosovo threads are getting kinda long...we need a new thread.
I think the response we get has A LOT to do with where the troops are, what their facilities are like, and how much they're "roughing it." Maybe the short email we got was as much as they could do, like starting a fire with two stones and some twigs.
Thanks for letting me know they got the scarves... I was worried.
There must be some good reason for the slight response... It just doesn't make sense that so many would simply be forgetful.
Many thanks.
Blessings in the new year, Calico
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